By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com James Risen, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who pledged to go to jail before revealing a government source, won’t be called to testify in the case of the former CIA officer suspected of being the leak, the Washington Post reports. Since the ex-CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling was charged with leaking the information…
By Denver Post Editorial Board All of the conciliatory talk from the Justice Department about leaving journalists out of its war on leaks appears to be just that — talk. That’s the only logical answer to the question of why New York Times reporter James Risen was on the witness stand in federal court Monday, being asked…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former CBS News correspondent is suing the Justice Department for $35 million, claiming the federal government hacked her computers while she reported on important national and international issues, Politico.com reports. “There is an administrative claim for illegal wiretapping and a lawsuit alleging constitutional violations,” Sharyl Attkisson told POLITICO on Monday….
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Without a federal requirement to disclose police killings, it’s impossible to know how many cops kill civilians in any given year. That could change under new legislation that would require all police departments to report law-enforcement killing to the Justice Department, Essence reports. Currently the FBI keeps a tally on the…
By Pete Williams NBC News WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder has decided against forcing a reporter for The New York Times to reveal the identity of a confidential source, according to a senior Justice Department official. The reporter, James Risen, has been battling for years to stop prosecutors from forcing him to name his…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Only one of five campus sexual assaults are reported to police, according to a new Justice Department report, PBS reports. The reasons victims didn’t alert police range from fear of reprisal to believing the crime doesn’t rise to the level of police involvement. The findings are based on figures from the…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Indian tribes are now allowed to grow and sell marijuana on their sovereign lands under the same federal guidelines that apply to four states where pot is legal for recreational use, the Justice Department announced Thursday, Bloomberg reports. The Justice Department said federal laws banning marijuana will no longer be enforced….
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A federal judge has given the Justice Department until Tuesday to decide whether to subpoena New York Times reporter James Risen to testify against a CIA operative who allegedly leaked classified information to the journalist, the Huffington Post reports. U.S. District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema issued the order Tuesday. Former CIA…
